Posted on 07/02/2009 7:50:31 PM PDT by Josh Painter
David Frum has done conservatives a great favor, and we should be thankful. The favor is not that he has written another negative piece about Gov. Palin. No, that's nothing new for Frum, who has been bashing the governor since she stepped up onto the national stage. Frum's gift to conservatives is that in the article, he clearly demonstrates why Vichy Republicans cannot be trusted to act in the GOP's best interests.
Referencing Todd Purdum's VF hit piece which has caused such a stir, Frum itemizes Purdum's anti-Palin talking points from the VF smear job, and then he makes this eye-opening statement:
"If true, the leaks constitute an urgent warning and public service. I believe they are true."And there you have it. Vichy Republicans of Frum's ilk prefer to believe liberal Democrat media hacks and anonymous leakers rather than thoughtful and honest GOP moderates such as Fred Malek. Admittedly, thoughtful and intellectually honest moderate Republicans like Malek are all too rare these days.
Here's what Malek wrote about Purdum's anonymous sources today:
"I am not sure who the unnamed Vanity Fair sources are, but without question they lack chivalry and have acted in a craven manner. They also lack the facts. I am ashamed of my former campaign colleagues, whoever they are."Of Purdum, Malek had this to say:
"The writer clearly had an unshakable point of view from the start and talked only to those who would criticize."About Gov. Palin, Malek wrote:
"I have known many political leaders over four decades including all Republican presidents and VPs. I have come to know Sarah Palin over the past year and can state unequivocally that she is smart, curious, hard working, charming, and effective. She also has something her detractors clearly lack – a sense of honor and loyalty."We know that Vichy Republicans dismiss out of hand any argument made by conservatives. But one thinks they would at least consider what Fred Malek says. After all, he is no right-wing idealogue. Far from it, Malek is a moderate. Frum, however, totally ignores Malek, who knows Gov. Palin and has watched her closely, yet he believes Purdum, a leftist who acts as a Democrat operative. And he believes Purdum's hearsay about what McCain staffers with a common agenda (saving their careers after running a presidential campaign into the ground) whispered into Purdam's ear.[...]
"I have seen Sarah up close with leading heavyweights, and have seen her hold her own and then some. At the dinner at my home referenced in the article, she engaged comfortably and deeply with people ranging from Alan Greenspan to Madeleine Albright to Mitch McConnell. She asked for a foreign policy discussion on her June 7 trip to Washington, and I saw her engage in an informed and spirited manner with Frank Carlucci."
And that's why Vichy Republicans are such a threat to the party of Lincoln and Reagan. They trust liberal Democrats implicitly and refuse to entertain the ideas and advice of conservatives and even intellectually honest moderates. Ronald Reagan knew better than to trust liberals unconditionally. He dealt with them in the same manner he did with the Soviets, i.e., "Trust, but verify." Vichy Republicans want to turn the Grand Old Party into a virtual clone of the Democrat Party. The American people want real choices between the political parties, not between Democrat and Ersatz Democrat.
Frum's timing was terrible. Rather than back off on the Palin attacks for a while, he instead showed his solidarity with those who are so desperately engaged in trying to destroy her. This comes at a time when many Americans have grown tired of the constant dissing of the governor, and also at a time when her favorability ratings among independents and even Democrats are on the rise.
So conservatives owe David Frum a debt of gratitude. He has demonstrated that Vichy Republicans have more in common with liberal Democrats than with center-right Republicans. Now we have a clear example to cite in the arguments we make in the battle for the heart and soul of the Reublican Party. Had it not been for Sarah Palin, who unhinges the Vichy Republicans as much as she does the liberal Democrats, Frum and others of his ilk might have kept their cool and not made this critical error.
Thank you, Mr. Frum. Keep up the good work.
- JP
Is Frum a gay boy?
Vichy Republicans should be taken out the back door into a dark alley and beaten into bloody pulps.
Well done
I’ve had it up to here with Frumites.
There's no secret here though, the "elites" don't like and are in fact afraid of people attaining high office who did not recieve an Ivy League Marxist eduaction or actually think that human life really does deserve protection.
Good post Josh. Good artwork too.
Good Lord,,you embarass us all with that post.
The artwork is by Chris Muir, the creator of Day By Day, the best political cartoon strip ever:
http://www.daybydaycartoon.com/
Great post, keep up your great work!
I wouldn’t call them ‘Vichy Republicans’, rather ‘Bandwagon Republicans’. When we’re in power, they are all over the place, trying to impose their views on the rest of us and reminding us that they exist. When the going gets tough, they run back to mama-rat, e.g. Frum.
I prefer the term “Vichy Republican” over that of “RINO.” The Vichy French of WWII collaborated with the enemy. That’s what Vichy Republicans do. They collaborate with liberal Dems against conservative Republicans who fight for freedom.
- JP
Okay. Yeah, his stuff is good.
“Going to”!?!
Hell, they have been since 1996. Anyone remember Bob “Because it’s my turn dammit!” Dole?
Anyone remember John McCain because it was “his turn”?
Well guess what, these same Vichy Republicans along with the media, open primaries and meddling dems, will foist Mitt Romney on us in 2012 because, after all, “it’s his turn!”
TS. Get over it or learn French.
Who conferred upon you the authority to speak for all?
- JP
The Perez Hilton of the Republican Party.
Meaghan McCain: The Paris Hilton of the Republican party.
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